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Organisation Assurance Policy
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< br > < b > WARNING:< / b > < br >
The proper policy document is located< br >
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on the CAcert website < / a > .< br >
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This document is a working draft to include< br >
future revisions only, and is currently< br >
only relevant for the [policy] group.< br >
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Organisation Assurance Policy
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Document: OAP COD11< br / >
Author: Jens Paul< br / >
Creation date: 2007-09-18< br / >
Status: POLICY/DRAFT 2007-09-18 < a href = "http://wiki.cacert.org/wiki/TopMinutes-20070917" > m20070918.x < / a > < br / >
Changed: 2008-04-01 Teus Hagen policy list vote; add advisors and board< br / >
Next status: POLICY 2008< br / >
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Name: OAP < a style = "color: steelblue" href = "//svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html" > COD11< / a > < br / >
Author: Jens Paul< br / >
Creation date: 2007-09-18< br / >
Status: POLICY/DRAFT 2007-09-18 < a style = "color: steelblue" href = "//wiki.cacert.org/wiki/TopMinutes-20070917" > m20070918.x < / a > < br / >
Licence: < a style = "color: steelblue" href = "//wiki.cacert.org/Policy#Licence" title = "this document is Copyright © CAcert Inc., licensed openly under CC-by-sa with all disputes resolved under DRP. More at wiki.cacert.org/Policy" > CC-by-sa+DRP < / a > < br / >
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< h1 > Organisation Assurance Policy < / h1 >
< h2 id = "s0" > 0. Preliminaries < / h2 >
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This policy describes how Organisation Assurers ("OAs")
conduct Assurances on O rganisations.
It fits within the overall web-of-trust
or A ssurance process of CAcert.
conduct assurances on organisations.
Organisation assurance fits within the overall web-of-trust
or assurance process of CAcert.
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This policy is not a Controlled document, for purposes of
Configuration Control Specification ("CCS").
This policy is subsidiary to Assurance Policy ("AP" COD13) and
is a Controlled document under
Configuration Control Specification ("CCS" COD2).
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< h2 id = "s1" > 1. Purpose < / h2 >
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Organisations with assured status can issue certificates
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< h2 id = "s2" > 2. Roles and Structure < / h2 >
< h3 > < a name = "2.1" > 2.1 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s2.1" > 2.1 Assurance Officer < / h3 >
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The Assurance Officer ("AO")
The Assurance Officer
manages this policy and reports to the CAcert Inc. Committee ("Board").
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The AO manages all OAs and is responsible for process,
The Assurance Officer manages all OAs and is responsible for process,
the CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme ("COAP") form,
OA training and testing, manuals, quality control.
In these responsibilities, other Officers will assist.
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The OA is appointed by the Board.
Where the OA is failing the Board decides .
The Assurance Officer is appointed by the Board
and may be replaced by the Board .
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< h3 id = "s2.2" > 2.2 Organisation Assurers < / h3 >
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An OA must be an experienced Assurer
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< li > Have 150 assurance p oints.< / li >
< li > Be fully trained and tested on all general A ssurance processes.< / li >
< li > Have 50 Experience P oints.< / li >
< li > Be fully trained and tested on all general a ssurance processes.< / li >
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< li > Tests are conducted manually, not online/automatic. < / li >
< li > Documentation to be retained. < / li >
< li > Tests may include on-the-job components. < / li >
< li > Final test to be a number of supervised organisation assurances. < / li >
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< li > Two supervising OAs must sign-off on new OA,
as trained, tested and passed.
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< li > AO must sign-off on a new OA,
< li > To appoint a new O A, the Assurance Officer must sign-off
as supervised, trained and tested.
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< li > The OA can decide when a CAcert
(individual) Assurer
has done several OA Application Advises to appoint this
person to OA Assurer.
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< h3 > < a name = "2.3" > 2.3 < / a > Organisation Assurance Advisor ("OAA") < / h3 >
< p > In countries/states/provinces where no OA Assurers are
operating for an OA Application (COAP) the OA
can be advised by an experienced local CAcert
(individual) Assurer to take the decision
to accept the OA Application (COAP) of the organisation.
< h3 id = "s2.3" > 2.3 Local Assurer as Advisor < / h3 >
< p > In countries/states/provinces where no OAs are
operating, the OA
may rely upon the advice of an experienced local CAcert
(individual) Assurer in performing the organisation assurance.
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The local Assurer must have at least 1 50 Points,
The local Assurer must have at least 50 Experience Points,
should know the language, and know
the organisation trade office registry culture and quality.
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< h3 > < a name = "2.4" > 2.4 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s2.4" > 2.4 Organisation Administrator < / h3 >
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The Administrator within each O rganisation ("O-Admin")
The Administrator within each o rganisation ("O-Admin")
is the one who handles the assurance requests
and the issuing of certificates.
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< h2 > < a name = "3" > 3. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s3" > 3. Policies < / h2 >
< h3 > < a name = "3.1" > 3.1 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.1" > 3.1 Policy < / h3 >
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There is one policy being this present document,
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< li > Organisations are assured under an appropriate subsidiary policy. < / li >
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< h3 > < a name = "3.2" > 3.2 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.2" > 3.2 Subsidiary Policies < / h3 >
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The nature of the Subsidiary Policies ("SubPols"):
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For OAs,
SubPol specifies the < i > tests of local knowledge< / i >
including the local organisation assurance COAP forms.
including the local COAP forms.
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For assurances,
SubPol specifies the < i > local documentation forms< / i >
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policy approval process.
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< h3 > < a name = "3.3" > 3.3 < / a > < / h3 >
< h3 id = "s3.3" > 3.3 Freedom to Assemble < / h3 >
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Subsidiary Policies are open, accessible and free to enter.
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< h2 > < a name = "4" > 4. < / a > < / h2 >
< h2 id = "s4" > 4. Process < / h2 >
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< h3 id = "s4.1" > 4.1 Standard of Organisation Assurance < / h3 >
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The essential standard of Organisation A ssurance is:
The essential standard of organisation a ssurance is:
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requestor can sign on behalf of the organisation.
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the organisation has agreed to the terms of the
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CAcert Community Agreement
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CAcert Community Agreement,
and is therefore subject to Arbitration.
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are stated in the SubPol.
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< h3 id = "s4.2" > 4.2 COAP < / h3 >
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The COAP form documents the checks and the resultant
assurance results to meet the standard.
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domain name(s)
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Agreement with
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CAcert Community Agreement.
Statement and initials box for organisation
and also for OA.
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Date of completion of A ssurance.
Date of completion of a ssurance.
Records should be maintained for 7 years from
this date.
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ruling language (due to Arbitration requirements).
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< h3 id = "s4.3" > 4.3 Jurisdiction < / h3 >
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Organisation A ssurances are carried out by
Organisation a ssurances are carried out by
CAcert Inc. under its Arbitration jurisdiction.
Actions carried out by OAs are under this regime.
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The organisation has agreed to the terms of the
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CAcert Community Agreement.
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The organisation, the Organisation Assurers, CAcert and
other related parties are bound into CAcert's jurisdiction
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The OA is responsible for ensuring that the
organisation reads, understands, intends and
agrees to the
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CAcert Community Agreement.
This OA responsibility should be recorded on COAP
(statement and initials box).
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< h2 id = "s5" > 5. Exceptions < / h2 >
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This means that the anglo law tradition of unregistered DBAs
is not accepted without further proof.
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Ian Grigg
12 years ago